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Sapajus apella is a species of primate classified within the family Cebidae, order Primates, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. It belongs to the genus Sapajus and is commonly referred to as the Black-capped Capuchin, Guianan Brown Capuchin, Margarita Island Capuchin, or Tufted Capuchin. The organism exists during the Holocene time period.
Its range includes Brazil and Manaus. The IUCN Red List assigned the species a conservation status of Least Concern in 2021. Records of this taxon are held by institutions including LACM, TCWC, USNM, and UMMZ, with occurrences documented in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Guyana.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPrimates
- FamilyCebidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 290
- With media
- 60
- Family
- Cebidae
- Collections
- LACM, TCWC, USNM, UMMZ
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana
Research
311 papers- Clinical and histopathological investigation of symmetrical alopecia with associated chronic pruritus in tufted capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella apella).Journal of medical primatology · 2023
- Capuchin monkeys' (Sapajus [Cebus] apella) categorization of photos of unknown male conspecifics suggests attention to fWHR and a dominance bias.American journal of primatology · 2024
- Moving.American journal of primatology · 2025
- Monkeys (Sapajus apella and Macaca tonkeana) and great apes (Gorilla gorilla, Pongo abelii, Pan paniscus, and Pan troglodytes) play for the highest bid.Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) · 2019
- Effect of age and sex in renal function by ultrasound and serum chemistry in two primate species (Alouatta caraya and Sapajus apella).Journal of medical primatology · 2022
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Sapajus apella
- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- Tufted Capuchin
- Commons category
- Sapajus apella
- taxon range
- Manaus
- short name
- S. apella
- time period
- Holocene
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Encyclopedic overview
The tufted capuchin (Sapajus apella), also known as brown capuchin, black-capped capuchin, or pin monkey, is a New World primate from South America and the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Margarita.
The tufted capuchin is omnivorous, mostly feeding on fruits and invertebrates, although it sometimes feeds on small vertebrates (e.g. lizards and bird chicks) and other plant parts. It can be found in many different kinds of environment, including moist tropical and subtropical forest, dry forest, and disturbed or secondary forest.
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